John Cena is in talks to star in Paramount’s “Duke Nukem” movie, a big-screen version of
the long-running video game franchise.
The project is set up at Paramount-based Platinum Dunes, which is operated by Michael
Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller. No director or writer is attached yet.
Duke Nukem first appeared in the 1991 eponymous video game, developed by Apogee
Software, as a muscular cigar-chomping man who always wears Ray-Bans and sports a
flat-top haircut as he fights aliens to save planet Earth by using enormous physical
strength and his expertise in firearms. He’s appeared in 19 video games as the title
character, most recently in “Duke Nukem 3D: World Tour.”
Platinum Dunes franchises include “The Purge,” “Ouija,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles.” It’s a producer on John Krasinski’s horror movie “A Quiet Place,” opening April
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